Harini Calamur's Writings
This morning I read an article that put my life in perspective. Generally I find Arun Shourie tedious to read. While he makes brilliant points, that get me thinking, his writing has never touched me. i find it tough to get past, not…
Today was a good day. I think, that maybe, I have gotten into the rythmn of doing things that I like – it is not forced. it is now in a sort of flow. However, at this stage – from having got…
And, the skies opened up and it poured. The mother joked “you deciding to make a list and sticking to it, is enough for it to rain like that” It began raining at some 3.30 in the morning – we live on…
Yesterday was Day 2 The day told me a lot of what was wrong with my life. I need to start keeping a diary of appointments – rather than rely on my brain. I haven’t forgotten anything yet …but the kind of mix up…
I have been neglecting the things i love doing the most. A combination of administrative overload, inertia, ennui and boredom have kept me away from reading, writing, music, travel, photography – things i like doing, and people I care about. The 30…
When one sees Mumbai, there is the chorme and glass buildings that dot the skyline. The rush and the bustle. The tremendous density of population and the incessant honking of horns. but look beyond that, and there is a lot of beauty…
…. some random photographs of women from around India… The Entreprenuer – One of the things that fascinates me about India are the number of female entrepreneurs. Women who see a business opportunity and plug it in with a product/service…. here is…
Last Saturday, Nokia India teamed up 3 tech bloggers – Aditya Singhvi, Kunal Gangar, and Nikhil Pai – and 3 non-tech bloggers – Deepak , Tarun Chandel and yours truly – and let us loose in Mumbai with the Nokia N8 –…
I have had a mobile phone from the time I got locked out of my building by a sleeping watchman after a late night edit- almost 15 years ago. In those days phones used to weigh a ton, cost Rs.16 for outgoing,…
For me, there was nothing quite as awe inspiring as seeing a live volcano. A year and a half ago, i had visited the Indonesian city of Jogjakarta (Sanskrit yogyakarta) to shoot a part of my documentary on Disaster Risk Reduction. The…